What Does Brexit Mean for Electrical and Electronic Product Restricted Substance Compliance

The UK government has published guidance to help manufacturers and importers placing electrical and electronic (EE) products onto the UK market after the end of the Brexit transition arrangements on December 31, 2020.

From January 1, 2021, EE products that are currently subject to CE marking should bear the new UKCA (Conformity Assessment) mark. A one-year transition period has been granted until January 1, 2022, during which the CE mark will still be accepted, with some exemptions. After this date, products offered onto the UK market must carry the UKCA mark. It should be noted, the UKCA mark is not recognized in the Europe Union.  

The procedure for conformity assessment in the UK will be similar to that for the CE mark, but with the following differences:

  1. January 1, 2021 – authorized representatives or responsible persons in the EU will no longer be recognized. Instead, a UK-based authorized representative or responsible person must be assigned for the UKCA mark
  2. UKCA mark can only be granted by a UK approved conformity assessment body
  3. UK Declaration of Conformity (DoC) – while the requirements are basically the same as for the EU DoC, the relevant UK legislation and UK designated standards should be listed instead of those cited in the Official Journal of the EU

The UKCA mark must be applied to all EE products that currently bear a CE mark.

Stakeholders should be aware, at the current time, the UK has no plans to diverge from other EU restricted substance requirements – REACH, POPs, food contact materials, etc.

SGS Electrical and Electronic Product Services

SGS’s global network of accredited testing laboratories and specialized teams of local experts offer a range of services to manufacturers and retailers in the electronics industry. They understand regulations and standards for every product and target market and can help reduce risk, improve efficiency, and ensure compliance. Learn more about SGS’s Electrical and Electronic Product Services.

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Breakout Country Artist Erin Cosgrove Chooses Positivity in New Energetic Single Time to Live

Breakout Country Artist Erin Cosgrove Chooses Positivity in New Energetic Single Time to Live

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NASHVILLE, TENN. – Following the success of her last single The Perfect Place to Start, country’s fresh new face Erin Cosgrove is back with a new, upbeat and optimistic single, Time to Live. Not only does this song put you in a good mood, but it also touches on the power of being kind and letting go of all the hate, judgement and fear many people have these days. This song is currently available on all digital platforms including Spotify, Apple Music, and more. 

 

After all the events of 2020, Erin decided to switch gears and try something new. “I was in a serious state of depression and anxiety for 6 months, so I wrote something that would not only put me in a good mood, but let people hear some positive vibes in a world that seems so scary and negative,” says Erin. “I tried to focus on the things we as human beings still have control over, which is our choice to be happy and live every day like it’s our last.”

 

With help from Grammy award-winning producer Mikal Blue (Colbie Caillat, One Republic, Jason Mraz, Danielle Bradbery), Erin was able to reinvent her sound to show her personal growth through the hard times. While portraying dynamic vocal abilities on every releaseelectronic/pop feel and beat. “My last single was released two days before the world shut down due to COVID-19, so this new song was like a redemption from the last one.”

 

Visit Erin Cosgrove at her website and follow along with her on Instagram, Twitter, and Facebook

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About Erin Cosgrove: Breakthrough country artist Erin Cosgrove has it all. Based in Los Angeles and Nashville, this powerhouse singer, songwriter and actress has made a name for herself with a great social media following. Teaming up with Grammy winning producer Mikal Blue, Erin released her second single The Perfect Place to Start, which became an overnight hit, gaining over 15k Spotify streams in just the first week and premiered on Sirius XM The Highway. She is also an aspiring actress, having appeared in the hit TV show “Parenthood,” along with “Good Girls Revolt,” and USA’s reality show “Summer Camp.” Erin has opened for some of the biggest names in country music including A Thousand Horses, Big & Rich, Danielle Bradbery, Love & Theft and Russell Dickerson. She has performed at numerous festivals including the Oakheart Country Music Festival, Paddy Fest and Round Up Country Music Festival in CA as well as performing at the Daytona 500, the Tampa Bay Rays Baseball Stadium and the House of Blues. Whether she’s writing, performing, or acting, she feels most at home in front of a crowd or camera. With her powerful vocals, remarkable songwriting and impressive acting, Erin Cosgrove is setting the bar high with the finish line nowhere in sight.

 

Empire Battle of Conqueror is now trending among players around the world

Empire: Battle of Conquerors is a game that revolves around military strategy and resource management. Borrowing its premise from the popular empire-building game 'Age of Empires' it transports you to a universe in which war with neighboring territories is imminent. It's up to you to fortify your territory while you fight to expand your domains.

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The background story behind Empire: Battle of Conquerors is as follows: you play the king of an enormous territory who, because of one bad decision, has lost everything. It's now up to you to start over, building a kingdom from scratch. To do this you have to construct buildings to help you investigate technological advances and recruit soldiers to help you defend your kingdom from enemy invaders. Likewise, you have to send colonists to discover new lands, recruit soldiers and train them for battle, and basically, prepare for victory or defeat in your quest to dominate everything.

In terms of visuals, the graphics in Empire: Battle of Conquerors are completely inspired by the original Age of Empires. If you're feeling nostalgic, then this is a huge plus.

Empire: Battle of Conquerors is a strategy and management game that may not offer anything super original, but it is a whole lot of fun. Especially since it's based on one of the most popular sagas of the genre.

↓Game link↓

Google Playhttps://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.es.civilization.rise.empire

App Storehttps://apps.apple.com/app/id1526117209 

Amazon: https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B08767SFCT

Sales Territory Mapping Company Discusses Benefits Of Mapping Software

Wake Forest, North Carolina (release-news) November 10, 2020 - Geographic Enterprises recently released a new educational resource on its website that focuses on explaining the benefits of sales territory mapping software. The new article is guided by the sales territory mapping experts at Geographic Enterprises who have designed this software to help businesses optimize logistics and expand their reach in sales territories. They have designed this new article to help readers understand what makes this form of technology so unique and effective.

Geographic Enterprises offers readers valuable information that helps to explain what exactly sales mapping technology is and how it can help businesses grow more effectively. In the article, they go over some important benefits their technology promotes including segmenting customers based on data, establishing goals and target areas, following a sustainable strategy, creating balanced and fair territories, measuring results, analytics, and more. Their proven process is designed to help businesses make smarter decisions and expand sales territories more sustainably using a data-centric approach.

While this new article focuses on sales territory mapping and the benefits of their technology, Geographic Enterprises' website, Mapping Resources, also offers visitors information regarding their experience, team, as well as a full description of their technology and service offerings. Mapping Resources offers several mapping solutions that include mapping APIs, business mapping, route optimizations, sales territory mapping, map printing, and more. Geographic Enterprises' proven process is used by some of the biggest corporations in the world and can change the way your team approaches the relationship between data and the success of your business.

With the addition of this new article, Geographic Enterprises hopes that readers will have a better understanding of what makes their sales mapping software so powerful and the many benefits that come along with integrating it into your business. For more information, contact Geographic Enterprises today at (919) 267-3488 or visit their website at https://mappingresources.com/. Their headquarters are located at 1400 Flemming House Street in Wake Forest, NC 27587.

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Ari launches Retail POS Solutions exclusively for retail stores

Ari is a premium retail management software that aims to automate and harmonize businesses. It is a product of Web Masters, which is a multinational IT company with branches in UAE, Singapore, Bahrain, and India. Besides retail software products, the IT company also provides Enterprise Solutions from Microsoft, Microsoft Cloud Solutions, and Services.

The increasing power of the consumers in the marketplace has brought numerous changes to the retail industry trends. Moreover, consumer expectations keep on shifting, driving the retailers to make difficult choices. Every retailer focuses on different aspects of consumer convenience, and hence, their unique selling propositions vary from each other.

However, one of the common ways to address changing consumer dynamics is to adopt innovative technology solutions. These solutions bring the efficiency that retailers are looking for and make their business processes faster and accurate. One such solution that revolutionizes the retail industry is the point-of-sale (POS) solution.

Rahul Doshi, Web Masters' Managing Director, states, "With our Retail POS Solution, we ensure to manage your entire storefront to enable you to make smart and efficient decisions. The intuitive interface and real-time synchronization of the solution with the back-office will make your transactions faster."

Barcode support of the POS solution makes it easier for retailers to search and add the products while billing the customers. Its feature of RFID support enables automatic stock tracking, thereby assisting in inventory management. It provides the flexibility to customers to make payments through any of the payment methods.

Ari identifies itself with making this solution available for any type of retailer – be it pharmacies, supermarkets, gift shops, furniture stores, jewelry stores, sporting goods, electronics, health and beauty stores, and many others. Whatever business you are in, Ari has the POS solution ready for you based on the customized features you intend to have.

Ari provides the POS solutions in integration with other applications such as MailChimp, Xero, Retail Insight, Business Central, Tally, and QuickBooks, improving its functionality. You can know more about the integrations on the link: https://arirms.com/integrations

As Rahul Doshi very rightly sums it up, "Ari Retail POS Solution is a full-fledged software that can address the needs of the ever-growing and ever-changing retail industry with ease."

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